Should the Senate increase flexibility for predisaster mitigation assistance for building code activities?
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act (S. 388)
FEMA could fund building code work tied to either of the two most recent code editions, and a new pilot would fund home retrofits against natural hazards.
- Lets predisaster aid for building codes cover the two most recently published editions, current or previous
- Stops Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund loans from being used for building code activities
- Creates a pilot where FEMA grants fund residential resilience retrofits for individuals